Method and apparatus for lubricating a differential in an axle assembly
US7963875B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16H57/0471
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A power transmitting assembly having a differential case and a differential gearset that is received in an interior chamber in the differential case. The differential case defines a tubular bearing mount and a plurality of oil galleries. The tubular bearing mount terminates at a radially extending shoulder. Each oil gallery intersects the radially extending shoulder at a first end and extends through the differential case to communicate with the interior chamber. At least one location along the length of each oil gallery has a lateral cross-section that is smaller than a lateral cross-section of that oil gallery's first end.
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